By Jacqueline Schaalje Just in case you thought that schools all over the world are beautiful lit buildings with colourful posters and huge audio-visual libraries… Um, that is only in some parts of the world. So What’s a Bark School? Around a hundred years ago, most of our great-grandparents went to schools that were simple buildings… Continue reading Back to School Poems: The Old Bark School – by Henry Lawson
nullify (verb) – cancel nullification (noun) – cancellation from the word null (in Latin) = zero. Gage Skidmore Here are some examples of how you can use nullify: Because the other party didn’t honour the conditions, the contract is nullified. In the US, individual states can nullify a federal law if they think it’s unconstitutional.… Continue reading Word to the Wise: nullify
pittance (noun) – a small amount, usually of money Danielle Pereira Here are some examples of how you can use pittance: These small children work hard all day for a mere pittance. Although her sowing business was a success, she paid her seamstresses only a miserable pittance. How can I make a good life for… Continue reading Word to the Wise: pittance
I’ve read this supercute (children’s) book with a couple of my students this week. They weren’t too happy to have gone back to school again. That’s because, as they said, some teachers make things so boring. I agree. I was never a fan of school myself; especially high school I found dreary (= dull). But… Continue reading The Dot: Back to School Little Book and Video
expire (verb) – end and become invalid expiration (noun) – the end of something expired (adjective) – ended and not valid anymore because time has run out expiration date (noun) – the day on which something ends, or: when products in a shop can no longer be sold because they aren’t fresh anymore (also called… Continue reading Word to the Wise: expire
The best thing about these tools? No need for an English colleague to check your work. By Jacqueline Schaalje Writing isn’t easy. I presume you’ve downloaded my writing guide, “Improve Your Writing,” which was free during the past days. Even with all the best tips and best guides, writing is still hard work. Luckily, there… Continue reading Back to School: Quick Writing Tools to Correct your Grammar, Improve Readability and more
To learn something by ____________ – to memorize completely, to learn something so well that you don’t need to look in the book Choose the right answer: A mind B book C head D heart scroll down for the answer scroll some more The right answer is: heart.… Continue reading Back to School Idiom: learn something by ____________
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A for ____________ – said to someone when they tried hard but the result wasn’t quite wonderful. Choose the right answer: trying effort doing your best hard work scroll down for the answer scroll some more The right answer is: effort. (effort means try.) So the idiom is… Continue reading Back to School Idiom: A for ____________
English with a Smile 